Michael Macaulay

Critical Thinking in Public Policy and Management

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Critical thinking is a crucial skillset for policy and management scholars and practitioners. This book outlines the ways in which this skillset is sometimes overlooked and how it can be enhanced.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 112
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. November 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 222mm x 145mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 283g
• ISBN-13: 9781032787442
• ISBN-10: 1032787449
• Artikelnr.: 75127841

Autorenporträt

Michael Macaulay is a Professor of Public Administration at the School of Government at Te Herenga Waka, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Chapter 1: Constructive Critical Thinking Chapter 2: The
Enduring Populairty of Magic Concepts Chapter 3: Placebo Policies Chapter 4
Building on bias: Behavioural Insights and public policy Chapter 5:
Apophenia and articles of faith: Why won't New Public Management die?
Chapter 6: Mythologizing Public Administration Conclusion: Critical
Thinking Redux: why it matters for public policy management and
administration